Desperate Housewives Africa
| Desperate Housewives Africa | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Marc Cherry |
| Based on | Desperate Housewives by Marc Cherry |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Debo Oluwatunmi |
| Directed by | Quinty Pillay |
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| Narrated by |
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| Theme music composer | Danny Elfman |
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| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mo Abudu |
| Producer | Quinty Pillay |
| Production locations | Lekki, Lagos State Wisteria Lane, Fairview, Eagle State (setting) |
| Editors | Yemi Jolaoso Abimbola Taiwo |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | ~45 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Ebonylife TV |
| Release | 30 April – 29 October 2015 |
| Related | |
| Desperate Housewives | |
Desperate Housewives Africa, also known as Desperate HWA, is a Nigerian comedy-drama-mystery television series Pan-African version of the American television series, Desperate Housewives created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios, that premiered on Ebony Life TV on 30 April 2015. The show features an ensemble cast, which includes: Joseph Benjamin, Kehinde Bankole, Omotu Bissong, Nini Wacera, Michelle Dede, Marcy Dolapo Oni and Linda Osifo.
The show was shot in Lekki. It is a Pan-African adaptation of the American series, Desperate Housewives, that aired from 2004 to 2012; the show has been minimally adapted to African themes; from character names to the main plot, but the main characters play the same roles as the characters in the original version.